Next Goal Wins
Next Goal Wins is an upcoming sports comedy-drama film directed by Taika Waititi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Iain Morris. The film is based on the 2014 documentary of the same name by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison, about Dutch-American coach Thomas Rongen's efforts to lead the American Samoa national football team, considered the weakest football team in the world, to qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Plot
Dutch-American football coach Thomas Rongen is tasked with turning the American Samoa national team, considered one of the weakest football teams in the world, into an elite squad.
More details
| author | Iain Morris Taika Waititi |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | American Samoa |
| director | Taika Waititi |
| editor | Nicholas Monsour Yana Gorskaya |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | american american people american samoa national football team american samoa national team association football dutch dutch people elite squad football thomas rongen turn |
| producer | Garrett Basch Jonathan Cavendish Taika Waititi |
| productionCompany | Imaginarium Productions |
| publisher | Searchlight Pictures |
| theme | sports comedy |